New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06
ROYAL DANES Ar HOME.
AN AMBITIOUS KING AND A FAMILY-LOvING
QUEEN


AN AMBITIOUS KING AND A FAMILY-LOVING
QUEEN.
rFRox REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
PARIS, February IL.
Paris being on tho way TO every where one con-
stantv meets here interesting foreigners from all
points of tho compass. The latest L" lind OF this
kind which have come across is q Danish family
from Jutsnd. They used to be court people but
have retired to their tent, that is to say. their
country house to sulk at the Kings favorite Min
lister. They are moro highly educated than English
Of the squirearchy class. have much more than
dabbled in fine arts and 10 handicrafts which have
enabled them to apply art to industry arc very
well read and thoughtful, aud appear to take an
intelligent interest In everything going on. no
matter where. that Is at all ont OF the common.
What is curious in the relations Of tho Danish
Court and people is that peasautry. yeOmanIy and
squrearcby arc hostile to tho Court. Nearly every
one who lives by the land from the lowest 10 tho
highest grade has enough and no more. There Is
very great comfort. but u small extra expense up-
sets the equilibrium of family budget, whether In
O manor house or cottage, there being very little
loose money IN the country. Now as King Chris
tian's one pet notion is to make Copenhagen in
vulnerable taxes for military defences have necome
unendurably heavy. The King and his favorite
Minister watch every new Improvement in artillery
and try to keen race with tho Great Powers in
gunnery and Notifications The Danes are not
potroons. but they learned in the Duchies wars
that it was.useless for them to cope in the regular
art OF war with any Of the great Empires. The
King Of Denmark a capital Judge of horse or
a dog. All his military experience when he was An
officer was gained in q cavalry regiment This fact
he ignores, and because of his want of technical
knowledge the most costly blunders are often CON-
mitted to the great joy of Intermediates between
the Danish Government and houses which manu-
facture war munitions. Since the present Gar
came to the tbrOne this kind Of expenditure has
been heavier. Alexander Ill. is not n head OF wiz
and If welmeanng is pig-headed. tic mas the
notion we'll In his brain that he is the legitimate
owner of the Duchies, and that when opportunity
serves 1t will be his duty to himself to wrest them
from Germany and ace.shern. under the Regency
of King Christian. The late Car waived bis Hol.
stein Gottorp rights in favor of Christian az the
Conference of London, to gee the Danish Govern
ment to accept him as success ,or to the last KING
But since Germany has seized upon SchleswiS and
Holsteln, the pact made by Alexander H., in Obedi
ence ~ an arran cement entered into by Mich plas
is not held binding by Alexander Ill. What the
Danes say is We cannot prevent our country be-
ing made fighting ground for Germans and Rus
slams, but we can by keeping disarihed Prevent our
best men from being slau entered, as when federal
execution was twice LAID on.
The Danish King next year will have been
twenty-five years tho throne and great Efforts
are being made by the Court and tradespeOple at
Copenhagen to celebrate his silver wedding with
his people" The "peope" stand aloof. This IS
what | was told Is the general feeling ab0ut us
Majesty: "A wicked King would be more satlsfact-
ory because We cOhd detest him without reserve.
Christian Hs has mo- extensive tsst@s
although fond of horses and so particular ABOUT
his stables aud his kennsls. IL Hma'i-ln'hde1 no
has an excellent heai g. ami though he has iitto
pipc-clay Stiffness he IL not at all freezing Wnat
Is really surprising 10 that man who has generally
shown plant disposition should be so uny'ed-
lngly obstinate the drfences question:: All Lhe
courtiers study to merit the good Vii OF Russia
Since he Quren has become completely deaf she
has gone into politics or gone out OF ber way 10
encourage the unpopular Minister. Her who'll time
is spent in needle work. preparing birthday pres
cnts for absent and present children ana wrlting
letters TO the ones WHO are e. road. lhese etiers
have sometimes matchmaking drifts. but they
are generally about domestic subjects ana contain
homely gossip about relatives at home and old and
fayoriie eervant4 There are family meetings. In
summer AT tredenborg and Rupenhei i'm They in
cude the Hesses of tine Landgravlne branch 10
which the Queen belongs. II wa, tho marriage OF
her brother with the favorite daughter OF the Car
Nicholas Alexandra, which was the oriein OF tho
singular and rapid ascent n the Almapach de
Gotha of Christian and bis family. tie was when
that event took place u wretcbe3ly poor cornet
Queen LOuise has a German passion Tor etiquette
which keeps those VINO are not OF ner ianlly anu
the Frsnch manners OF tho Princess Wademar.
who was hoydenish az n yOung GIRL mas greater
taste for syv sports than needlswork, ana shows
herself headstrong when gwen lesson IN manners
and conduct. he Princess longs to reside again IN
France, although the brilliant hunts at Chantlly
aud tho parties IN the splendid castle which iol.
lowed them entirely belong to the past And will
never be revived. She wants TO go somew here on
voyage win Prince Waldemar. in compliment to
whom she has tattooei naval cmbems on her arm
The hope is by no means abandoned OF Waldcmars
being sent to Bulgaria sovereign OF that state.
The Court OF Denmark is very slow one. and
the Queens not naturally angelic temper has been
rendered gloomy by the danger IN which the C2ar-
na 10 OF being hoisted with the Gar into ETERNITY
on y Nihilist's petard. Marie Fcodoroyna
woman of q frivolous disposition, hut she mas as
often as circumstances will allow her tue heroIsm
to share her husbands danger he dear Oh queen
of Denmark never sees any one cDine INTO tne room
where she u with an An xiOus face without tearing
that she is going TO hear of the assassination OF
Alexander ILL., and his wife On learning she is mis-
taken she devOutly thanks God. She often says 1t
would be has pier were tho Czarina married tn some
pIIncelet whose life was safe until its natnra!
course would he run. The King rides COOL deal
and when he walks ont h rs for his COMPANIONS TWO
immense dogs of which the Cars canine guardian
is a descendant. All the royal family are fond OF
music. The old Queen still PLAYS duets on the
pan ofor,e with her grandchildren. She often goes
tacular dramas the action of which suggests to her
the dialogue.
A SENA TORIAL PROPHECY
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